Hi all! today I’m bringing you guys to a place called Kinarut Mansion, near the Kinarut-Beringgis road with a total distance of 30km from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

The Kinarut Mansion or the locals calls it ‘Rumah Besar Kinarut’ others also calls ‘Rumah Besar Agam Kinarut’ was believed been built between the year 1910 and 1914 as a resident to Mr. W.F.C. Asimont, the first manager of Kinarut Rubber Estate in Sabah.

The Kinarut Mansion was declared a historical building in 1993 under the Sabah Land Ordinance. Covering some 7.09 hectares, the mansion and its surroundings were designated a heritage site in 1998 for conservation and it was officially opened to the public in 1995.

The stairs leading all the way up to the site of the Kinarut Mansion.

Looking at the architectural concept of the ruins, it’s merely something typical to Greco-Roman style of building.

Now, what remain are just broken pillars and bricks, however you can still noticed the remnants of the stairs by its size.

There are not many stories related about Kinarut Mansion over the internet, I believed more detail stories can be found over the Sabah Archives office. Therefore some questions of ‘How did this place demolished as it is today?’ ‘What exactly happen to this place?’ ‘Who built the mansion?’ are still remain unanswered.

Today, the Kinarut Mansion is managed under the authority of the Sabah Museum.

This is a great place to visit, especially for those who enjoy ruins (although for those who enjoy being spooked because this place is quite spooky😀 It’s quiet, dim and with a little imagination, you can see things standing on the top of the staircase etc…)

Imagine Eshark, the wonderful view this house has when it was still in use?

Jewelle,
Thanks Jewelle! Indeed.. no doubt behind great ruins there are some great stories behind it that we can’t just imagine how wonderful it was. the spooky part, ya true, don’t come visit the place by your own..

[…] [Source]It’s in ruins and not many know about it. This mansion with a Greco-Roman architecture, built between 1910 and 1914, belonged to W.F.C. Asimont, the then Kinarut Plantation Manager. Wouldn’t it be awesome if we can see how this mansion looks like? […]